Homebuyer Tax Credit Deadlines are Looming
Posted by Cliff Collins in Buyer Tips, Kingwood real estate, Uncategorized on April 7, 2010
The homebuyer tax credit deadlines are looming. If you are looking to purchase a Kingwood home, there is still time to take advantage of the $8000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit or the $6500 Homebuyer Tax Credit for current homeowners. However, time is quickly running out. You must have a home under contract by the end of day on April 30, 2010. That only gives you 23 days to find that perfect Kingwood real estate property and get it under contract.
You are considered a first time homebuyer if you haven’t owned a home in the last three years, even if you have owned a home previous to that. You are eligible for up to the full amount of either tax credit if you make less than $125,000 as a single taxpayer/married but filing head of household or if you make less than $225,000 as a married couple. If you make more than that, you may still be eligible for a portion of the tax credit. That is why you need a Kingwood real estate professional to help you.
So, if you are looking to purchase a Kingwood home and want to take advantage of this great opportunity, you need to contact me today. We’re running out of time. The homebuyer tax credit deadlines are looming. Prices are right, interest rates are still low and there are still plenty of Kingwood properties to choose from. I hope to hear from you soon.
Cliff Collins, 3C Realty – a Keller Williams Realty Team, Kingwood real estate
Lake Houston Bridal Show in Humble TX
Posted by Cliff Collins in Kingwood News and Events, Uncategorized, West Lake Houston real estate on March 23, 2010
Are you planning a wedding? You may want to attend the Lake Houston Bridal Show in Humble, TX, on Sunday, March 28, 2010. By visiting the Humble Civic Center (8233 Will Clayton Pkway, Humble, TX) from 12-6pm this Sunday, you will have unlimited access to photographers, wedding planners, florists, caterers and much, much more. With every ticket, you will receive a shopping bag filled with tons of free goodies, including bridal magazines, perfume samples and jewelry cleaner. You even get a chance to win some great door prizes throughout the entire event, including a free honeymoon cruise from Spring Chicken Travel. Drawings for the honeymoon cruise will take place at 5pm. You don’t have to be present to win.
There will be a runway fashion show of gorgeous bridal fashions from Italy and France that you won’t want to miss. The “Battle of the Brides” takes place at 4pm. Register at the Battle of the Brides booth anytime before 4pm and you may be picked to be one of the five brides who will be digging through a beautiful three-tiered Cakes by Anastasia wedding cake in search of two 14kt white gold wedding rings courtesy of Delton Hayes Jewelers.
You can purchase tickets online for $7 or at the door for $10. If you’re planning a wedding, you will definitely want to come to the Lake Houston Bridal Show in Humble, TX, this Sunday, March 28, 2010 from 12-6pm for fabulous ideas, fashions and prizes.
Cliff Collins, 3C Realty – a Keller Williams Realty Team for Lake Houston real estate
FREE Kingwood Job Fairs
Posted by Cliff Collins in Kingwood News and Events, Uncategorized on March 16, 2010
The Lone Star College System will be holding two FREE Kingwood Job Fairs: an educational job fair on March 25, 2010 at the M O Campbell Education Center (1865 Aldine Bender Rd, Houston) and a community-wide job fair on April 14, 2010 at the Lone Star College-University Park (20515 SH 249, Building 11, 2nd Floor, Houston). The educational job fair will take place from 10am to 1pm while the community-wide job fair will happen between 10am and 2pm. Both events are completely free to the public. The education job fair will focus on jobs specifically in the educational field. However, the community-wide job fair is not limited to any one specific career. Some of the companies expected to be at the job fair include banks, oil, business, sales, law enforcement, health care, government industries and more.
If you are looking for a job, make sure to dress professionally (just as you would for a traditional job interview) and bring along several copies of your resume. For companies interested in sending a representative to the April 14th job fair, please call 281-290-3260. For Kingwood area residents looking for a new career or who are just getting started in the job market, visit the Lone Star College Job Fair website. A list of companies that will be represented at the job fair will be listed there soon. Thank you to the LSCS for sponsoring the FREE Kingwood Job Fairs and bringing employers and potential employees together. Good luck!
Cliff Collins, 3C Realty – a Keller Williams Realty Team, for Kingwood real estate
Keller Williams Presents Free Spring Break Concert in Kingwood
Posted by Cliff Collins in Kingwood News and Events, Uncategorized, West Lake Houston real estate on March 9, 2010
Keller Williams presents a free Spring Break Concert in Kingwood on Friday, March 19, 2010 from 7-10pm. The 5th Avenue Trio will be performing classic rock tunes from the 50′s, 60′s, 70′s and 80′s. Because the rain cut the 5th Avenue Trio’s previous appearance at Keller Williams’ November free concert short in Kings Harbor, they have returned to honor their rain check. The special charity guest attending this month’s concert will be Including Kids, Inc., a local Humble charity that helps autistic children with education and therapy. If the weather on March 19th doesn’t favor an outdoor concert, we’ll give it a go again the following Friday (March 26, 2010). Come on down to Kings Harbor (1660 West Lake Houston Parkway, Kingwood), bring a chair, a blanket and a cooler to enjoy great family fun during Spring Break in Kingwood. Don’t forget that Keller Williams sponsors a free concert in Kings Harbor on the third Friday of every month at 7pm. You don’t want to miss it!
Cliff Collins, 3C Realty – a Keller Williams Team, for Kingwood real estate
SpringFest in Old Town Spring TX
Posted by Cliff Collins in Kingwood News and Events, Uncategorized on March 3, 2010
This year, SpringFest will be happening in Old Town Spring, TX, on Saturday and Sunday, March 6th and 7th. One of the largest wine tasting events in the Houston area, SpringFest not only offers fantastic wines from all over Texas, but also offers live music and art to enjoy. Old Town Spring’s very own Wimberley Valley Wines will be just one of the wineries displaying their wares. This is a great way to taste local wines before you purchase them and be exposed to all that Texas wineries have to offer. Sixteen different Texas wineries have already signed up for the event.
If you wish to volunteer to pour and serve wine at various wine stations throughout SpringFest, please contact Wimberley Valley Wines’ manager Jana Valentine at 281-350-8801 or email her at wvwtr@yahoo.com.
If you are not a wine drinker, don’t despair. SpringFest will also be presenting micro-brew beer tastings. And, as always, there is plenty of good snack food available. In addition to the wine and beer tasting, participants in this year’s Old Town SpringFest will be able to view original artwork from local artisans. Artwork includes photography, handmade crafts, jewelry, knives and wood carvings in addition to hand-painted art.
Admission to SpringFest is absolutely free. However, wine-tasting tickets will cost $20 in advance or $25 at the door. Each wine-tasting ticket will get you one commemorative wine glass and five tastings. If you wish to purchase additional tastings, they will cost $1 each. For more information or to purchase your tickets, please visit the Old Town Spring’s Wine Fest website. All proceeds from SpringFest will go to benefit the Spring Preservation League, a local nonprofit group dedicated to keeping Old Spring Town beautiful and preserve its history.
Hope you come out this weekend to enjoy the 12th annual SpringFest in Old Town Spring, TX.
Cliff Collins, 3C Realty – a Keller Williams Team, for Kingwood real estate
Harris County HOME Program
Posted by Cliff Collins in Buyer Tips, Harris County real estate, Kingwood real estate, Uncategorized, West Lake Houston real estate on February 17, 2010
The Harris County HOME program helps low and middle income families buy their very own piece of the American dream. With funds provided by a HUD grant, Harris County’s Home Ownership Made Easy (HOME) program allows Harris County to purchase up to 40 foreclosed homes in the Houston area and offers them to qualified first-time homebuyers for 20% below the purchase price paid by Harris County. This keeps foreclosed homes in the Harris County real estate market from sitting idle for too long, lowering Houston area home prices and becoming a target for vandals. Harris County’s HOME program will pay 3% real estate commission as well as 6% for closing costs for the first time homebuyers involved. As Harris County homes are sold through the HOME program, more foreclosures are purchased to replenish the stock. The Harris County HOME program is expected to continue for approximately the next two years. A family of four that earns as much as $76,000 per year with good credit and has not owned a home for the last three consecutive years may qualify for this unique program. Most of the foreclosures purchased through the HOME program are in the newer Harris County subdivisions.
If you want to find out more about the Harris County HOME program or see if you qualify, please visit the Harris County HOME website or contact me. Let me help you get into your Harris County home today.
Cliff Collins, 3C Realty – a Keller Williams Realty Northeast Team, Kingwood real estate
Free Let’s Rodeo Concert in Kingwood
Posted by Cliff Collins in Kingwood News and Events, Uncategorized on February 9, 2010
On Friday, February 19th, Keller Williams Realty Northeast will be hosting a free Let’s Rodeo concert at Kings Harbor in Kingwood. To help kick off rodeo season, Kingwood-based country music band 8 Seconds will be performing from 7-10pm. If you’re interested in kicking your own heels up, instructors from the Dance Arts Country Ballroom will be on hand at Harbor Plaza to teach line dancing and other country dances at 8pm and 9pm. You can even enjoy some fantastic Texas BBQ from local award-winning Pitts & Spitts, manufacturers of high end smokers. They will be offering up chopped beef sandwiches, chips and drinks for sale beginning at 6pm. They accept cash only, so make sure you visit your bank before coming. You don’t want to miss the mouth-watering goodness!
The Society of Stephen, a local community outreach program, will be raffling off two tickets to see Brooks & Dunn at one of their last performances ever at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, TX on March 20, 2010. Proceeds from the raffle help to fund the Society of Stephen’s program to help feed and clothe families in the Humble, New Caney and Splendora communities.
Come to Kings Harbor for a free Let’s Rodeo concert in Kingwood on Friday, February 19, 2010. Bring a lawn chair, a blanket and your dancing boots. You’re gonna have a hollerin’ good time.
Cliff Collins, 3C Realty – A Keller Williams Realty Team, your Kingwood real estate specialists
Texas A&M Singing Cadets to Perform in Kingwood
Posted by Cliff Collins in Kingwood News and Events, Uncategorized on February 3, 2010
The world famous Texas A&M Singing Cadets are set to perform in Kingwood on March 7th from 3-5pm at Strawbridge United Methodist Church in Kingwood (5629 Kingwood Drive). Presented by the Kingwood/Humble Aggie Moms Club, a local philanthropic group, the Singing Cadets is an all-male choral group comprised of Texas A&M students. The group will perform traditional school songs, gospel songs, patriotic tunes, Broadway melodies and even some popular music. The performance also acts as a fundraiser for both the Kingwood/Humble Aggie Moms Club and the Texas A&M Singing Cadets. The Kingwood/Humble Aggie Moms Club’s goal is to award scholarships of $10,000 to local students who are going to attend Texas A&M as well as donating money to student organizations. You can purchase tickets now for the March 7th performance for just $10 each at the Kingwood office of Keller Williams Realty (20665 W Lake Houston Parkway).
Sponsors are greatly appreciated and will receive reserved seating for the event as well as a mention in the concert’s printed programs. Sponsorship levels vary anywhere from $50-$1,000. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Lynn Harper via phone at 281-359-5535 or via email at pharper5@embarqmail.com. Come out to Kingwood to listen to Texas A&M Singing Cadets perform. It’s quite a sound to behold!
Cliff Collins, 3C Realty – a Keller Williams Group, your Kingwood real estate specialists
